Team Facts

Alex Poythress, Willie Cauley-Stein and Jarrod Polson were the first subs off the bench for UK. It marked the team-leading 18th time Poythress was the first called upon, the 13th time for Cauley-Stein and the third time for Polson.

Young hit a 3-pointer at the 18:56 mark for Kentucky’s opening bucket to extend UK’s 3-point streak to 892 consecutive games. It is the third largest streak in the country.

John Calipari coached teams are 123-37 in the months of March and April.

UK out-rebounded LSU by 16. The Cats are 20-7 when out-rebounding their opponent this season.

First Half Facts

LSU jumped out to a 6-0 lead on consecutive made 3-pointers from Shavon Coleman. UK called a timeout with 18:59 remaining in the first half.

A 6-0 run capped off by the third Young 3-pointer of the half brought Kentucky back to within two at 22-20 with 9:26 remaining in the opening stanza.

The Wildcats continued the string of points, stretching the run to 10-0 grabbing their first lead on an Andrew Harrison 15-footer with 7:29 remaining.

Kentucky’s defensive pressure amped up and forced the Tigers into five turnovers and just one made field goal while extending the run to a 23-3 stretch in favor of the Cats over an 8:16 stretch of the clock. The run was highlighted by two Cauley-Stein blocks and a steal by Andrew Harrison capped by a Young flush.

Kentucky took a 10-point lead into halftime leading 42-32. Kentucky is now 19-2 on the year when leading at the break.

Second Half Facts

LSU made it a two-possession game with 14:07 remaining following a steal and made 3-pointer to cut the lead to six at 51-45.

After the Tigers trimmed the game to just a two-point contest, Poythress nailed a 3-pointer from the corner to lift UK back to a two possession game with less than 12 minutes to play. It would be the closest LSU would get the rest of the way.

A 6-0 spurt finished by consecutive buckets from Aaron Harrison gave UK a 67-55 lead with just under six to play.

Another 7-0 run by the Wildcats with a dunk from Cauley-Stein and 3-pointer from Aaron Harrison in just one minute of game clock ignited the Wildcats to a 76-59 lead with 3:58 remaining.